General information

Ohrid – is located on the shores of the Ohrid Lake, famous tourist hot spot in Macedonia, the city has 55,000 inhabitants. In ohrid there are numerous churches, monasteries, it is believed that with its long history that lasts for over 7000 years it must one of the oldest cities in the region. Its title as tourist destination of Macedonia can thank to Lake Ohrid which is located in valley between high mountins up to 2,000 meters. The water is warm, color is blue like in the sea. With great hospitality and nature around Ohrid lake you have the feeling like being somewhere on the Mediterannean sea.

Location

Ohrid is located approximately 170 away from Skopje, bus ride lasts for 3 hours.

Airports

Ohrid – St.Paul the Apostle located 9 kilometers from Ohrid.

Traffic

Traffic in Ohrid can somteimes get intensed but most of the times is not even during the summer months. Alternate method of transportation is taxi. Taxi rides are very cheap.

General information

Skopje is the capital and the largest city of Macedonia with over 600,000 inhabitants. The city has long history and it was mentioned first 4000 BC. When in Skopje you can definitely feel the Legacy of komunism with huge buildings dominating the landscape with manly greyish coloring gives you the feeling like you have come back in time, while once you are in you can feel the Macedonian hospitality, and find numerous restaurant when you can taste traditional Macedonian quisine and have a bootle of one of the great Macedonian wines. Lately Industrial development has been intensified with trading and banking sector developments as well as improving infrastrucutre of the Maceodnia’s rich culture and education locations.

Location

Skopje is located 440 kilometer away from Belgrade, 250 km from Sofia, 230 km from Thessalonica, 815 km from Zagreb, 450 km from Sarajevo.

Airports

Skopje – Alexandar the Great located 17 km from the city centre. There are lot of car rental companies present at the airport.

Traffic

The traffic in Skopje sometimes is very hectic. No imagination is wild enough to describe the numerous possibilities of how to get from one place to another.

Popular destinations

Skopje – you can definitely feel the Legacy of komunism with huge buildings dominating the landscape with manly greyish coloring, it all gives you the feeling like you have come back in time. Once you are in Macedonia you can feel the Macedonian hospitality and find numerous restaurant where you can taste traditional Macedonian quisine and have a bootle of one of the great Macedonian wines.
Ohrid- It is believed that with its long history that lasts for over 7000 years it must be one of the oldest cities in the region. With great hospitality and nature around Ohrid lake you have the feeling like being somewhere on the Mediterannean sea.

Airports

Macedonia has 2 international airports:
1. Skopje – Alexandar the Great located 17 km from the city centre.
2. Ohrid – St.Paul the Apostle located 9 kilometers from Ohrid.

Spoken languages

Macedonian is the official language of the country but due to tourism orentation English is also well spoken.

Currency

Macedonia Denar (MKD) – 1 Euro = 61 MKD

Drivers licence and drivers age

Driver must be at least 19 years of age to drive the car in Macedonia and the car hire driver age requirement can differ with different car rental providers.

Travel tips

1. Shops in Macedonia offer a great variety of domestic and imported goods.
2. Highway E-75 runs north to south from Serbia to Greece so that is helpful if one wants to cross the border in order to visit neighbouring countries.
3. Important phone numbers: Police (92), Fire service (93), Medical emergency (94), Road help (987)
4. Some major credit cards (Diners, American Express, Visa and MasterCard/EuroCard) and euro-checks can be used for payments wherever noticed, as a rule in most hotels, shops, and restaurants

Drivers lane

In Macedonia cars are driven on the right side as in most of the European countries.

Traffic

The country itself has a well-developed air, railway and road traffic. Speed limit on Motorways is 120 km/h while in urban areas speed must be reduced to 50km/h.

Bordering countries

Macedonia borders with following countries: Kosovo, Serbia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria.